When you think of a friend the miles between you disappear.

John is far better off than I am.

约翰的生活远比我宽绰.

The gas is here, and you see there is plenty of closet room.

煤气在这儿, 你瞧壁橱多宽绰.

" That's right, " agreed Hurstwood, shamefacedly.

“ 你 说 得很对, " 赫斯渥惭愧地表示同意.

She was covered with shame at her failure.

她对自己的失败感到无比惭愧.

The fire soared to the ceiling and I trembled with fright.

火苗窜到了天花板上,我吓得直哆嗦.

Four candles flickered on the table in the diminished wind.

桌上点着四支蜡烛,火苗儿在微弱的风中忽闪忽闪地跳动着.

If you want to build chinese style restaurant, not necessarily to follow these traditional design element.

如果想要营造中式风格的餐厅, 并不一定要沿袭这些传统设计元素.

The old practice hangs on.

这个古老的做法沿袭了下去.

The custom is a survival from the past.

这种风俗是从过去沿袭下来的.

And this remains unchanged even today.

这种信念一直沿袭到了今天.

They developed the five-act play which Shakespeare and most others followed.

他们发展了五幕剧,莎士比亚以及大多数其它作家都沿袭了这种形式.

Opinion on this issue cuts across traditional political boundaries.

人们对这问题的看法,超越了他们沿袭至今的政治界线.

The custom has continued from the 16 th century downward.

这种风俗自十六世纪沿袭下来.

We sat on the dry grass with our backs to the wall.

我们背靠着墙壁,坐在干草上.

The slope between the stream and the hill kept her busy day and night.

她只觉得面临小河、背靠山岭的一片斜坡,给予她无限的繁忙和劳碌.

They generally consume more power and take up more space, too.

它们通常消耗更多的能量,并且占用更多的空间.

I live on the edge of the city.

我住在城市周边地区.

Xishuangbanna and the surrounding area is the core zone of tea's origin.

西双版纳及周边地区是茶树起源的中心地带.

So the Pacific Rim has helped shape myview of the world.

因此,太平洋周边地区影响了我的世界观的形成.

Nearly 60 participants from Beijing and neighboring areas participated in the competition.

来自北京及周边地区的近60名选手参加了比赛.